Short break: Food lover Daisy Garnett enjoys a cookery class at L’Andana hotel in the culinary heartland of the Maremma

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04/10

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Word of MouthVisitors to Expo 2010 should check out what’s on the menu in the city’s showcase restaurants

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04/10

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Word of MouthAt his Spring restaurants and boutique, US chef Daniel Rose serves food and wines good enough to have Parisian tongues wagging

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04/10

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Food & DrinkWhat some critics are calling the best restaurant in Sydney is actually an hour’s drive or a 20-minute seaplane trip north of the city, on the beautiful Hawkesbury River. Stephen Fay investigates the Berowra Waters Inn

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05/10

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Food & DrinkDo Try this at Home- Most Westerners are unsure about how to prepare Japanese food. But, as Michael Booth discovered on a three-month culinary tour of the country, the basics are surprisingly easy to grasp

Word of MouthThe country’s super-resorts are battling it out on the restaurant front this summer, drafting in some award-winning chefs to attract customers with excellent taste

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06/10

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Food & DrinkFor wine of outstanding quality, with locally produced food to match, all served in an atmosphere of warm celebration, it is hard to beat Oregon’s Willamette Valley, says Nicholas Lander

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07/10

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Where to StayMary Lussiana raises a glass to five hotel restaurants recently awarded a Michelin star each: The Cliff House Hotel in Ireland, The Peat Inn in Scotland, Kinloch Lodge on the Isle of Skye, Ynyshir Hall in Wales and The Walnut Tree in Wales

Word of Mouthyour food with a taste of excitement? These unusual new culinary experiences offer just that

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07/10

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Short BreakSausages, dumplings and beer have a place of honour on the tables of the Bavarian capital; but, as Harry Pearson discovers, it also has an appetite for more sophisticated fare

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12/09

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Word of MouthCulinary adventurers are well catered for in the French capital, where two new restaurants, Nomiya and 1 Place Vendôme, are creating a stir

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12/09

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Spoilt for choiceNew York is full of good restaurants, but it takes a local to guide you to the very best

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11/09

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The restaurants of the Marina AltaOn Spain’s Mediterranean coast, are among the best in the country, benefitting from fresh fish and seafood, locally grown fruit and vegetables, and creative chefs; and those in search of beautiful landscapes will find the region to their taste, too. Words by Paul Richardson

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09/10

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Food and drinkChef Stevie Parle goes to Beirut and beyond in search of new recipes for his restaurant and discovers a vibrant food culture that globetrotting gourmets will love